Joi and Joi +1 began broadcasting on 19 January 2008 at 1.30pm.[1]
On 21 September 2010, coinciding with the launch of The Event, the channel underwent a graphics restyling.
On 1 July 2011 Joi +1 (together with Steel +1 and Mya +1) ceased broadcasting.
On 1 January 2013 the channel renewed itself, moving towards an editorial line dedicated to entertainment and airing many TV series previously broadcast on Mya or Steel.
On 1 March 2016, a new timeshift version of the channel, Joi +24, was activated on channel 316 which broadcast the previous day's deferred programming. This version ceased broadcasting on 19 April 2018.
On 1 June 2018 the channel also lands on Infinity[2] and on 4 June it lands on Sky in HD.[3]
After the closure of Mediaset Premium on 1 June 2019, the channel continues to broadcast on Infinity and Sky.
However, on 17 June 2019, it was announced the channel would cease broadcasting on 1 July.[4] Part of its programming was transferred to Premium Stories.
